The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Sherd

Sherd

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Sherd

Period:: Halaf
Date:: ca. 5000–4500 B.C.
Geography:: Syria, Tell Brak
Culture:: Halaf
Medium:: Ceramic
Dimensions:: 1.5 x 2.95 in. (3.81 x 7.49 cm)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: Gift of Colt Archaeological Institute Inc., 1988
Accession Number:: 1988.323.5

This artwork is not on display

Provenance

1976-1988, excavated by David and Joan Oates, on behalf of the Institute of Archaeology, University of London; acquired by the Museum in 1988, as a result of its financial contribution to the excavations.
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Who
Halaf (9)
What
Ceramics (29,320)

Vessels (21,921)

Fragments (15,188)

Sherds (316)
Where
Asia (68,071)

Syria (1,274)

Tell Brak (25)
When
8000-2000 B.C. (3,791)
In the Museum
Ancient Near Eastern Art (6,170)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The Eastern Mediterranean, 8000–2000 B.C.

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